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Another coronavirus patient recovers in Lahore

Another coronavirus patient recovers in Lahore
March 28, 2020
LAHORE (92 News) – Another coronavirus patient recovered after treatment at Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Center (PKLI&RC), Lahore on Saturday. He has been discharged from hospital. Presently 17 coronavirus patients are being treated at PKLI&RC. According to the data available with the National Command and Control Authority on Saturday, the number of total COVID-19 cases has reached 1,415. As per the break-up, Punjab is leading the tall with 497 cases, while there are 457 patients in Sindh, 180 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 133 in Balochistan, 107 in Gilgit Baltistan, 39 in Islamabad and two in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 29 patients have recovered. Five deaths have so far been reported in Punjab. Keeping in view the rise in patients, the Punjab government has increased preventive measures. It has been decided to open the daily-use item shops till 8pm. Only medical stores will remain open round-the-clock. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the decision will be implanted from today. He said that the ban on public transport will remain effective, while the ban on transportation of eatables has been lifted.